Sevilla-Real Madrid betting preview
Real Madrid, visibly reeling after the 4-3 loss against Barca at this Sunday’s El Classico, has a tough away assignment against Sevilla on this Wednesday. Sevilla is in great recent form, having won all their last five La Liga games. Add their sensational quarterfinal entry into the Europa League, beating city rivals Real Betis after having lost the first match; they are a team brimming with confidence.
Still, if Real Madrid respondsfiercely to the Sunday’s misfortune, Sevilla will be swept out of their ground. So, the result hinges on how well, or how poorly, the Madrid side is going to respond.
The defeat in El Classico has cost Real Madrid their league leadership. They are second, as Atletico Madrid is ahead in goal difference. A further slip-up in this game would see them go to the third-position. With just eight matches remaining in the league after this, this is not the right time for any team to lose momentum.
Sevilla’s winning streak of five matches has rekindled their European League hopes. The team is currently fifth, eight points behind the fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao. They now have a slender lead over the sixth and seventh-placed teams. They need to win a few more matches if they are to cement their position at fifth and thereby gain an automatic entry into the Europa League.
The recent H2H history against Madrid is somewhat alarming for Sevilla, as they have scored a single win in the last 10 encounters. The Madrid side on the other hand has won all the other nine games comfortably – some of them in big margins.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale all will be eager to prove their critics wrong. Ángel Di María, who was exceptionally brilliant against Barca, will be keen extend his good form.
Sevilla’s chances depend on the goal-scoring prowess of Carlos Bacca and Ivan Rakitic. They have been handy this season.
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